Paul William Coteus

Paul William Coteus
Born	(1953-04-29)April 29, 1953 Niles, Illinois, USA
Died	January 24, 2026(2026-01-24) (aged 72)
Alma mater	Columbia University. Bradley University.
Known for	Packaging for high-performance computer systems. BlueGene supercomputer family.
Scientific career
Institutions	IBM Research. University of Colorado, Boulder.

Paul William Coteus was an electrical engineer at IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Dr. Coteus was elevated to IBM Fellow in 2012 ^{[4] [5] [6]} for his contributions to the system packaging of the BlueGene family of supercomputers. He was the Chief Engineer for the development of BlueGene systems, and a Master Inventor at IBM ^[7] .

Dr. Coteus was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2013 ^{[8] [9]} for his "contributions to packaging for high performance computing systems."

Throughout his career at IBM, he contributed to over 200 patents ^[10] and authored many papers in the field of electronic packaging. Google Scholar lists over 400 entries with his name ^[11] .

Upon retiring from IBM Research, Dr. Coteus became involved in exploring techniques for capturing carbon dioxide towards mitigating climate change. ^[12]

Dr. Coteus graduated from Bradley University with a degree in Physics. After receiving a Ph.D. in Physics at Columbia University, he became Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Dr. Coteus joined IBM Research in 1988.

References

1. "Paul Coteus, IBM Fellow at IBM". LinkedIn.
2. "Paul Coteus". IEEE Explore.
3. "Dr. Paul Coteus". IT History Society.
4. "IBM Fellows directory".
5. "IBM Honors Its Top Technologists With Fellow Status". IT Jungle.
6. "Seven New IBM Fellows Named as Company Celebrates Heritage of Innovation". PR Newswire.
7. "Master Inventor". IBM Training.
8. "IEEE Fellows Directory".
9. IEEE (March 2013). "Introducing the 2013 Fellows" (PDF). The Institute (3): 18.
10. "Patents by Inventor Paul Coteus". JUSTIA Patents.
11. "Google Scholar - Paul Coteus".
12. "Capturing Carbon". The Enterprise. September 3, 2021.